pindolol
8.0
A medicine that slows the heart, lowers high blood pressure, and helps some heart conditions
- noun
- /ˈpɪndəˌlɔl/
- Specialized
:
pindolol
- Treatment consisted of atenolol 50 mg, hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg, plus amiloride 2.5 mg, metoprolol 100 mg, or pindolol 5 mg.
Examples
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The doctor prescribed pindolol to help manage his high blood pressure.
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Patients often take pindolol as part of their regimen for hypertension.
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After starting treatment with pindolol, her heart condition improved significantly.
Synonyms
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3.9
A medicine that lowers blood pressure and heart rate and treats some heart rhythm problems
is a single synthetic oral member of that broader treatment class
9.9
A medicine taken by mouth to lower high blood pressure
is the generic scientific name for the same medication
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pindolol is made from a chemical part pindol- and the common drug ending -olol, the same ending in propranolol. The ending -olol marks beta blocker medicines, which 'slow the heart' and help 'lower blood pressure', so the name points to its use for heart problems.